Worst Covid-Noia Experienced in Kali

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Worst Covid-Noia Experienced in Kali

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was at a fargin' GUN SHOP, for cryin'-out-loud! :shock:

Picture a square interior, and I'll use a clock-face as reference. You enter at 8, greeted by a large gent who has every bit the presence of a nightclub bouncer. "What are you looking for?", delivered gruffly. 'uhhh, used guns?", I say. Ok, mask up, laser temp check, and a spritz of san-in-your-hands. :roll:

The 7-6-5 to your immediate right (front wall) is all accessories. One through 5 along your RH wall is cases of new pistols, and racks of long-arms. From 11-12-1 in front of you is their main counter for paperwork, and cashiering. From 8-10 along your LH wall is the used display case, and about 8' square of floorspace behind it devoted to double stacked racks of used/surplus long-arms. As a customer, you have NO direct access to those racks, so really you'd need a small binocular to scan them all from behind the counter...suck.

Okay then, you're directed to the center of the showroom, directly between two tall standing racks of more accessories. There are big 'stand here' dots on the floor, akin to the bank or grocery, just room for three of them. You cannot leave your dot, walk over to peruse the cases, nor lean over and eye the racks. One-at-a-time, with only direct sales assistance. So, I am seeing several gats to my left in the 8 portion of the used case. Up at the 10, a customer has completed paperwork, and looks as though he's trying to find multiple means of payment. I can see to his right a couple guns in that case I want to see. After about 20mins, I guy from the used counter comes up to direct me over, as it's now my turn.

I walk over to the first portion of the case and eyed what I'd seen. Hard pass, once I got a close look. So, I ask the clerk can I go over to check out the guns in front of the other guy. "Oh NO, that's not keeping a safe 6' distance." :naughty: Ok, I say, "I'm guessing you guys get heavily audited by the State, being you're a gun-shop?". His explanation left me dumbstruck, as they are true-believers on the paranoia, and CDC guidelines! :geek: I ask, "Can you direct the gent standing THERE, to swap places with me standing HERE? :shifty: It seemed to cause his gears to grind for a second, then he did ask the fella. Thankfully, the guy was more than willing to accomodate. Again, hard pass on the others once I got a close look.

Thankfully, the few other shops I got to check for just like here. Wear it or not, don't ask-don't tell....


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I’d have told them to go to hell, and walked out. A gun shop run by looney liberals.
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Share the name of the shop .
Otherwise it's just a funky story.

Ooops , just figured out from the title it's in Califorina . :doh:
O well , gun shopping in California :whistle:
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River City Guns in Stockton....
It's too bad, as they have a ton of stuff.
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What are prices like in general? The few times I have stopped to look around years ago they were shockingly high.
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If you come from california to az gun store they wont sell you a gun, is that not so also in california or can you go and buy guns?Figured a place like that has rules like tight shoes.
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I'm just a tire kicker. Usually killing time while the wife is occupied with something. I always figured if I found on my "list" I could buy there and shipped to local FFL for pickup when I get home. With the way stuff is in CA I'd avoid anything there.
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Winmagbill wrote: May 1st, 2021, 11:34 am What are prices like in general? The few times I have stopped to look around years ago they were shockingly high.
Yeah, high. Thanks to their limited amount of new product per the roster....and closed market on used.
Manitu wrote: May 1st, 2021, 12:59 pm If you come from california to az gun store they wont sell you a gun, is that not so also in california or can you go and buy guns?Figured a place like that has rules like tight shoes.
It's my understanding that you and I can buy a long-arm, cash-n-carry, in any state.
A handgun would have to be shipped back to an FFL here in AZ, or whichever is one's home state.
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I decided to try Ono Hawaiian BBQ last week. Walked in and it looked like May of 2020 in there. All of the tables pushed up against the wall, chairs roped off, and probably 50 paper signs taped to the walls saying not to touch or breathe on anything. Then there's like a dozen people standing around, all of them in different spots, so I have no idea who's waiting for food or who's waiting to order. I left because f that.
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Old Jeff H wrote: May 21st, 2021, 9:12 am I decided to try Ono Hawaiian BBQ last week. Walked in and it looked like May of 2020 in there. All of the tables pushed up against the wall, chairs roped off, and probably 50 paper signs taped to the walls saying not to touch or breathe on anything. Then there's like a dozen people standing around, all of them in different spots, so I have no idea who's waiting for food or who's waiting to order. I left because f that.
That's a bummer. They used to have really good food.
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AZ_Five56 wrote: May 21st, 2021, 9:16 am
Old Jeff H wrote: May 21st, 2021, 9:12 am I decided to try Ono Hawaiian BBQ last week. Walked in and it looked like May of 2020 in there. All of the tables pushed up against the wall, chairs roped off, and probably 50 paper signs taped to the walls saying not to touch or breathe on anything. Then there's like a dozen people standing around, all of them in different spots, so I have no idea who's waiting for food or who's waiting to order. I left because f that.
That's a bummer. They used to have really good food.
Too much confusion with which entity is actually "in charge", and what rules to follow.

There is a good Mom 'n Pop Hoagie shop on Priest and University. They still b**** about wearing masks because they think the pressure is still on them. All tables are open, and people nuts to butts lined up out the door...
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pneuby wrote: May 20th, 2021, 4:37 pm
Winmagbill wrote: May 1st, 2021, 11:34 am What are prices like in general? The few times I have stopped to look around years ago they were shockingly high.
Yeah, high. Thanks to their limited amount of new product per the roster....and closed market on used.
Manitu wrote: May 1st, 2021, 12:59 pm If you come from california to az gun store they wont sell you a gun, is that not so also in california or can you go and buy guns?Figured a place like that has rules like tight shoes.
It's my understanding that you and I can buy a long-arm, cash-n-carry, in any state.
A handgun would have to be shipped back to an FFL here in AZ, or whichever is one's home state.
The Federal law states you can buy a long gun in another state, but State laws might differ.
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I gave up on this thread faster than OP gave up on the shop. Hope it all went as shitty as it seems
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Old Jeff, you raised a good point. When I go out, it's almost 99% ethnic food.
Of all the restaurants, it seems that the Chinese venues are the LAST HOLDOUTS
with the nonsense. Takee-Outee ONLY is still going strong.

No matter the place, I tell them they can get a shot at my money
when I can sit in their cool A/C and watch their big-screen TV's, LOL.
I'll be damned if I am spending money to take home lookwarm food in
reduced sized portions to fit in the cheapie carryout containers. :(
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